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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "money orders " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash)
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash)
• This email message is a company representative scam. This type of job offer scam involves the cashing of fake checks and money orders. It could expose you to losses of tens of thousands of dollars as well as to the risk of criminal prosecution and (in some cases) imprisonment.
• Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
• MoneyGram money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. Along with Western Union it is a preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +447024017381 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • rebecca_powell2005@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Employment Org" <employorg@msn.com>
Reply-To: rebecca_powell2005@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 02:04:28 +0000
Subject: APPLICATION FOR JOB OFFER

BACONSDOZEN INDUSTRIAL LTD
http://www.baconsdozen.co.uk/
casandra casadian,
13 Waveney Road,Lowestoft,Suffolk,
NR32 1BT,England
Phone Number +447024017381
Dear Sir/Madam,
Would you like to work online from home and get paid weekly ?BACONSDOZEN
INDUSTRIAL LTD needs a book-keeper in the state,so i want to know if you
will like to work online from home and get paid weekly without leaving or
affecting your present job?
It's just that i presently run a textile and fabrics firm iinherited from
my late Dad in the UK and we need someone to work for the company as a
representative/book keeper in the states. My company produces various
clothing materials, batiks, assorted fabrics and traditional costume which
we have clients we supply weekly in the states.
My clients make payments for our supplies every week in form of Money Orders
or Casher's Cheque which are not readily cashable outside the United
States,So we need someone in the States to work as our representative and
assist us in processing the payments from our clients and i will pay him
weekly salary.
ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS RECEIVE THIS PAYMENTS FROM OUR CLIENTS IN THE STATES
GET IT CASHED IN YOUR BANK THEN DEDUCT YOUR WEEKLY PAY AND FORWARD THE
BALANCE TO THE COMPANY DOWN HERE VIA WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER.
Our payments will be issued out in your name and you get them cashed in your
bank deduct your weekly salary and foward the balance to the company via
western union money transfer,SO ALL I NEED IS TO FORWARD YOUR INFORMATIONS
TO OUR CLIENTS IN THE STATES
AND THEY ISSUE PAYMENTS IN FORM OF MONEY ORDERS,THEN SEND IT TO YOU VIA MAIL
OR COURIER.
I will need your Full name, Residential Address and Phone Number so we can
forward it to our clients and they will start making payments to u as the
company'representative in the states.
I WILL EMAIL YOU A LETTER OF EMPLOYMENT FROM OUR COMPANY WHICH YOU HAVE TO
REPLY WITH AN ACCEPTANCE LETTER AND A SCANNED COPY OF YOUR INDENTIFICATION
ATTACHED TO IT.
AS SOON AS WE CONFIRM ANY PAYMENT COMING TO YOU I WILL LET YOU KNOW AND I
WILL GIVE YOU THE INFORMATION TO SEND FUNDS TO THE COMPANY VIA WESTERN
UNION MONEY TRANSFER.
We have decided to open this new job position forsolving this problem.
Your tasks are;
1. Recieve payment from Customers
2. Cash Payments at your Bank
3. Deduct 10% which will be your percentage/pay on
Payment processed
4. Forward balance after deduction of percentage/pay
to any of the offices you will be contacted to send
payment to. (Payment is to forwarded either by MoneyGramme or Western Union
Money Transfer).
www.westernunion.com
www.moneygrame.com
Local Money transfers takes barely hours, so it will
give us a possibility
to get customer's payment almost immediately.
For example you've got 3000.00USD
You take your income : 210.00 USD
Send to us: 2790.00 USD
First month you will have 15-20 transactions on
3000.00-4000.00 USD
So you may calculate your income.
For example 18 transactions on 3500.00 USD gives you
4410.00 USD
Plus your basis monthly salary is 1000.00 USD
Total: 5410.00 USD per month
After establishing a close co-operation with us you'llbe able to operate
with larger orders and you'll be able to earn more.
Our payments will be issued out in your name and you
can have them cashed in your bank or other Cashing
Services.Deduct your weekly salary and foward the balance to the company via
western union money transfer or moneygram money transfer, We understand it
is an unusual and incredible job position. This job takes only 3-7 hours per
week. You'll have a lot of free time doing another job, you'll get good
income and regular job.
But this job is very challenging and you should
understand it. We are looking only for the worker who satisfies our
requirements and will be an earnest assistant.
We are glad to offer this job position to you. If you feel that you are a
serious and earnest worker andyou want to work for L&N Fabrics and
Textiles,a letter of employment would be sent to and you would fill it out
and send back via email and you will receive necessary information in 1-48
hours.
This will be sent to you from the Agent that contacted you.
ONLY SERIOUS AND INTERESTED APPLICANTS/WORKERS SHOULD PLEASE REPLY
INTERESTED APPLICANTS ONLY,SHOULD MAIL ME DIRECTLY VIA
( rebecca_powell2005@yahoo.com).
Warmest Regards,
Mr / mrs powell,
CEO l &N Fabrics & textiles



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